Senator Grace Poe has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to increase their efforts to halt rampant text scams victimizing many unsuspecting mobile phone users in the country Poe, chairwoman of the Senate...
Allan S Cabanlong, ASEAN Eng. The Republic Act 11659 or the “Act Amending Commonwealth Act No.146, otherwise known as the Public Service Act,” was recently passed into law, allowing up to 100% foreign ownership of three primary public services (telecommunications, airline, and railways) in the...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) committed to cut more red tapes so Independent Tower Companies (ITCs) can fast-track their infrastructure rollouts. While the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) agreed on in a previous public-private sector consultation "substantially...
Following the arrest of three alleged hackers promising candidates of a sure win in the upcoming polls, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, April 27, warned candidates of such rampant scams during the election season. (DICT) Undersecretary...
The Precinct Finder will be available on Friday, April 22, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia announced. Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO "DICT called a while ago and told us that they will activate the Precinct Finder tomorrow," he told reporters, Thursday, April...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, April 1, signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for online services, such as the precinct finder, for the 2022 polls. MOA signing between Comelec and DICT on April 1, 2022...
In preparation for the nearing May 2022 polls, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will provide cloud hosting to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) online services such as Registration Status Verifier, the Precinct Finder, and the National and Local Election...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim Former DICT Undersecretary The internet has allowed everyone, individuals and businesses alike, to cope with the current crisis. Before the pandemic, some may still have viewed the internet as a luxury, but today, it has become vital. The digital highway has allowed us...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), said Friday there was no hacking on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) website but they believed the system of the poll body's software...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology's (DICT) top official tasked its cybersecurity bureau on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to conduct a separate investigation on the alleged hacking of the Commission on Elections' (COMELEC) servers. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) Acting Secretary Emmanuel...
President Duterte has committed an additional P10 billion to assist the provinces that felt the wrath of typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) presides over a meeting with local officials of Negros Occidental, uniformed personnel, and officials from the national and...
Only 14 days are left before the deadline of entries for the startup competition of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). (Photo / DICT Facebook Page) The Philippine Startup Challenge (PSC) 2021 aims to encourage and support Filipinos to create an innovative and...
